What color is #C6C1AE?

#C6C1AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C1AE?

The RGB value is 198, 193, 174: 198 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C1AE?

The complementary color is #AEB3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C1AE color

#C6C1AE rgb(198, 193, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C1AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 75.7% green and 68.2% blue (198, 193, 174).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#C6C1AE color codes

HEX	`#C6C1AE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 193, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 75.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.99, -1.53, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.99, 10.31, 98.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.998, 53.202, 47.671)`
Decimal	`13025710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C1AE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C6C1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C6C1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c1ae; }
.text { color: #c6c1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 193 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c1ae, #bfc6ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6C1AE?: #C6C1AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C1AE?: The RGB value is 198, 193, 174: 198 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C1AE?: The complementary color is #AEB3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.